Miód wrzosowy z Borów Dolnośląskich
Calluna vulgaris
PGIProtected geographical indication
Heather honey with a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). It is amber to reddish brown, yellow-orange to brown once crystallised, and jelly-like in texture.
- Origin
- Lower Silesian Forest between Zgorzelec and Bolesławiec, Poland
- Colour
- 90 mm · amber
- Taste
- lightly sweet, sharp, bitter
- Crystallization
- jelly-like honey
- Plant
- Calluna vulgaris · heather →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
Heather must make up at least half of the pollen; in this honey it often reaches 80%.
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